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Burn, Andrew (1742–1814), marine officer and religious writer  

Richard C. Blake

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Burn, Andrew (1742–1814), marine officer and religious writer, was born in Dundee on 8 September 1742, the son of George John Burn and Christian Donie. When business failure induced his father to become a naval purser the sixteen-year-old Andrew accompanied him as an assistant clerk on active service in the ...